Lorraine Hansberry

CTL-E-0115 · Person · writer · 1950s

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Playwright of A Raisin in the Sun; raised on Chicago's South Side.

Relationships

Woodlawn — associated with
Lorraine Hansberry was born on the South Side and grew up in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood, where her family's fight against a restrictive covenant led to the Supreme Court case Hansberry v. Lee.

Referenced by

A Raisin in the Sun — authored by → this record

Sources

Library of Congress collections (primary source)
Encyclopedia of Chicago (Chicago History Museum)
City of Chicago — Chicago Landmark designation (Lorraine Hansberry House, 6140 S. Rhodes Avenue), Individual Landmarks, data.cityofchicago.org (harvested 2026-10-02) (primary source)

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